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· 10/25/1994

Association for Advancement of the Mentally Handicapped, Inc. v. City of Elizabeth

Citations

  • 876 F. Supp. 614
  • 1994 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19788
  • 1994 WL 761963

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • ordinance not justified even though it was directed at protecting community from harm because conditions in ordinance did not serve that interest in theory and in practice
  • “MLUL is invalid under the FHAA, to the extent that it permits municipalities to adopt zoning ordinances which would violate the FHAA.”
  • land use ordinance that resulted in discriminatory effect invalid under FHAA
  • community residence for the emotionally disturbed children
  • invalidating spacing and ceiling quota provisions

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Judges: Harold A. Ackerman

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